In recognition of the pivotal role that mentors play in supporting undergraduate research and creative activity, the Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce the recipents of the 2018 Mentorship Excellence Awards. These awards recognize two faculty members – one in a STEM field, and one in a non-STEM field – and one graduate student […]
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Five College Women’s Studies Research Center
The Five College Women’s Studies Research Center encourages engaged, critical feminist scholarship from diverse perspectives. Congratulations to UConn Sociology winner Chriss Sneed!
Sociology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa honors society
The following students in Sociology have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most widely recognized honors society, celebrating achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Bouley, Kylie Haggerty Chittibabu, Akshayaa Djunaedi, Syifa Rahmadianputri Ewry, Amanda O’Neil, Meghan Ruth Rajahraman, Vinaya Takeda, Jun Kristina Veeraraghav, Anand […]
Joseline awarded the 2018 “Undergraduate Social Action Award”
Joseline Tlacomulco from Ruth Hernandez’s class on “Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean,” was awarded the 2018 “Undergraduate Social Action Award” by Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), a national nonprofit professional organization dedicated to efforts related to feminist action, including promoting social justice through local, national, and international activism. This recognition is […]
UConn student received the 2018 “Best Undergraduate Poster Award”
UConn Sociology students Savannah-Nicole Villalba and Caroline Brooks presented their research at the 2018 Eastern Sociological Society’s Annual Conference in Baltimore. Savannah-Nicole Villalba’s research, titled “A Healthy Food Inventory of Waterbury, CT” received the Best Undergraduate Poster Award. This distinction was given to seven out of 170 posters. Savannah-Nicole’s project was funded by the […]
Bandana Purkayastha was awarded the 2017 Fulbright Nehru Award
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Associate Dean Glasberg to Serve as Interim Dean of CLAS
Glasberg has served as an associate dean of the College since 2011. Prior to that, she was head of the CLAS Department of Sociology from 2004 to 2011.
UConn Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
Professor Bandana Purkayastha is among the seven Fulbright Scholars at UConn who will be teaching and performing research around the world in the 2016-17 academic year.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. Congratulations to Fulbright awardees Kamryn Warren, Farhan Yousaf, and Bryan Greene.
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